Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Latvia
Latvia: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 45 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
45
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
3rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
65
in 2006
All-time low
32.8
in 2012
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Latvia stood at 45.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Latvia peaked at 65 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 32.8, in 2012.
That places Latvia 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64.1 | — |
| 2006 | 65 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 63.8 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 60.8 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 59.5 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 58.6 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 43.2 | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 32.8 | -24.1% |
| 2013 | 35.6 | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 39.6 | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 42.9 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 45.6 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 46.8 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 50 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 47 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 47.6 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 47.7 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 47.2 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 47.8 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 45.5 | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 45 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.64 | 59.5 | 65 | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.21 | 32.8 | 58.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8 | 45 | 47.8 | 6 |
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More population data for Latvia
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.481 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.03 (2100)
- Population density 14.87 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 31,860 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.03 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -8.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 49,220 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate -8.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -8.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Latvia?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Latvia was 45 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 65 in 2006.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8 in 2012.
- How does Latvia rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- Latvia ranks 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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